Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 35271, Joshua Dunn, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
Dunn, Joshua
S 35271
CONTENTS

16.687 R Maine.
Joshua Dunn
of Poland in the state of Maine who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Alden of the Mass. line, for the term of one year
inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 8 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 of April 1820 to Hon S. Lincoln. Clerk of Reps
Arrears to 4th of March 1820  183.16 semi-ann. all'ce ending 1st Sep 1820  48.
22 23/4 8 30 3/4 176 6.13 1.3 $231.16
83.16
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued

Weymouth sent July 7th 1820 to
John Mylles Esq. Collane A. A. Lane

N o 200. Joshua S. Gunn Copy
No 15. 687.
12 th April, 1820.
Sep r 1820

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. DISTRICT OF MAINE, ss.
At a District Court of the United States begun and holden at Portland within and for the District of Maine, on the first Tuesday, being the sixth . . . day of June and by adjournment from day to day, on the twenty first day of June . . . in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, before the Honorable ALBION K. PARRIS, Judge of said Court.
ON this twenty first day of June . . . in the year above written, personally appeared in open Court, the same having "the power of fine and imprisonment," and being a Court of Record for said Maine District, Joshua Bunn . . . aged fifty nine . . . years, resident in Poland . . . in said District, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, viz. as a private . . . in the company commanded by Capt. John Reed . . . in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Sebald Alden in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the Continental Establishment, as is more particularly mentioned and described in his original declaration, made on the 8 th day of April . . . A. D. 1818, and on which said declaration his Certificate of Pension, numbered 16.687 . . . was granted. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818: and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed; that my occupation and ability to pursue the same, together with the number and other particulars of my family, are in fact and in truth as is particularly described on the back hereof, also subscribed by me.
Joshua Bunn
Sworn to and declared, on the twenty first day of June . . . A. D. 1820. {
BEFORE Albion K. Parris
{ U. S. District Judge for the District of Maine.

SCHEDULE of the real and personal estate, (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) belonging to me the subscriber, viz:
Real estate — none —
Personal estate — One cow — one hog — a few common and necessary utensils in a small house which I hire — I have no income, except it be from a pension certificate lately granted — on which I have not yet received my pension
Joshua Sunn
Sworn to June 21. 1820
Before
Albion K. Barris U.S. Dist. Judge
SCHEDULE of the family residing with me Joshua Sunn . . . . . who, by occupation am a Scoborer . . . which I am not able to pursue by reason of constantly, on account of bodily weakness
   NAMES. AGES. Capacity of each to contribute to their support.     Wife. Mary. . . 59 a weakly woman   a daughter Mary. . 23 able to support herself   a son Seth Chandler. 18 able to work   Joshua Sunn   Sworn to   Before Albion K. Barris U.S. Dist. Judge  

MAINE DISTRICT, ss.
I, JOHN MUSSEY, JUNR. Clerk of the District Court of the United States for Maine District, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedules thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is twenty three . . . dollars and twenty five . . . cents. and no more
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty first day of June . . . A. D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
John Mussey Junr
{ Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District.
223.25

Joshua Dunn Minister
admitted to the Gospel Church on April 8. 1818
one year
Resigned on April 12. 1820
admitted
April 12. 1820
Joshua Dunn.

I, Joshua Dunn, a resident citizen of the United States of America, an inhabitant of Poland in the County of Cumberland and State of Massachusetts, do testify and say, that on the last of November in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and seventy six, I enlisted into the army of the United States of America on the continental establishments for the term of three years, as a private soldier in Captain John Reels company in Colonel Ichabod Aldens Regiment and General Dixon's Brigade, in which company I served the term of sixteen months, including the term of four months on furlough. About the first of November A.D. 1777, I was taken sick and was conveyed to the Hospital in a place called New-City in the State of New-York; and continuing sick, I received from the Surgeon of the Hospital the furlough above mentioned and left the service. At the expiration of said furlough I was unable, by reason of continuing sickness, to join the army and never afterwards re-engaged in the service. I further testify and say that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life I stand in need of assistance from my country for support and that I am not known on any pension list of the United States.
Joshua Dunn

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT, ss.
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the eighth day of April in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, personally came Joshua Dunn the applicant named in the papers hereunto annexed, and after being duly cautioned and examined, made oath that the several statements by him made in the annexed application, signed in my presence, are wholly true.
And the said applicant further offered in evidence the depositions of Josiah Dunn, Sarah Dunn, and Rebecca Strout taken before Josiah Dunn junior, a respectable magistrate appointed by District Court for this purpose, also the certificate of the same Josiah Dunn jun. & William Morris, municipal officers of the corporation to which said applicant belongs, relative to his circumstances in life all herunto annexed.
And it appearing to me in the examination here had, that the several persons above named are credible witnesses, I do hereby admit the annexed declarations as evidence, and certify the same as being satisfactory proof to me that the said Joshua Dunn the applicant, served as a private soldier in the revolutionary war, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months and upwards in continuation on the continental establishment. And I do further certify, that from the declaration of the applicant made before me, under oath as aforesaid, it does appear that in consequence of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support; all which I do hereby certify and transmit to the Secretary of the Department of War, agreeably to the provisions of an Act of Congress, passed March 18, 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war."
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused my Official Seal to be affixed the day and year first mentioned.
Albion H. Parrie
Judge of the United States in and for the District of Maine.

Rev. and 1812 War Section.
May 14, 1924.
Mrs. A. C. Blasing, Henderson, Minn.
Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 35271, it appears that Joshua Dunn enlisted the last of November 1776 and served sixteen months as private in Captain John Reed's Company, Colonel Ichabod Alden's Massachusetts Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 8, 1818, while a resident of Poland, Cumberland County, Maine.
In 1820, he stated that he was fifty nine years old and referred to his wife, Mary aged fifty nine years and a daughter Mary, aged twenty three years, and son Seth Chandler aged eighteen years. There is no further family data on file.
Owing to a lack of clerical force available for such a purpose, only two reports are furnished each inquirer.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

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[Arrangement of 1870.]

1893 - Dec - Hist to A S Drum City Col.
1924 May 14 - Hist to mrs. A.C. Blasing awz.

We the Subscribers do certify that we are Personally acquainted with Joshua Dunn of Poland in the County of Franklin and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and from what we know of his circumstances we believe that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistance from his country for support Poland April 11-1822 Joshua Dunn William H. Carrig

United States of America District of Maine ss. } -
To Josiah Dunn Jun r of Poland in said District, esq.
Greeting
Whereas at a special District Court of said United States for Maine District held at Paris within said District on the eighth day of April, A.D. 1818, Joshua Dunn of said District presented himself and claimed a certificate of his having served in the war of the Revolution against the common enemy for the purpose of receiving a pension from said United States agreeably to the provisions of an Act of Congress passed March 18. 1818 entitled, "An Act to provide

for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary war"; and whereas in the course of the examination here had, it appears that the testimony of Josiah Dunn, Sarah Dunn and Rebecca Strout all of the town of Poland aforesaid, is material and necessary in support of said application; — Therefore to the end that the testimony aforesaid may be had and by virtue of the power vested in the court by the laws of the United States, you the said Josiah Dunn Jun r are hereby appointed and authorized, at the proper expense of the applicant, to take the depositions of the said Josiah Dunn, Sarah Dunn and Rebecca Strout touching the application aforesaid, and the same, when taken, together with this warrant to certify and return to the Judge of said court

without unnecessary delay. - Given under my hand and seal, at Paris in said District, this eighth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. -
Albion H. Parris Judge of the United States in and for the District of Maine

Committed p April 13 - 1875 by virtue of the within warrant to me directed, have caused Josiah Dunn Sarah Dunn & Rebecca Stout therein named to appear before me and give their depositions relation to the subgate matter therein named Josiah Dunn Jr Justice of the Peace

I Josiah Dunn a Resident Citizen of the united States in the town of Datham and County of Cumberland and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby declare that about the last of November in the year of our Lord Seventeen hundred and Seventy Six that Joshua Dunn enlisted as a Private Soldier into the Company Commanded by Captain John Reed in the Service of the united States of America and continued in said Service until about the tenth of December A.D. 1877 Seventeen hundred and Seventy Seven at which time the said Joshua Dunn returned home on furlough being out of health and that he never was considered by the Committee of Safety to have so recovered his health as to be able to join the army again until the expiration of the time for which he enlisted Josiah Dunn
I Sarah Dunn of lawfull age do hereby and say that Joshua Dunn enlisted as a Private Soldier into the Company Commanded by Captain John Reed in the Service of the united States of America about the last of November in the year of our Lord Seventeen hundred and Seventy Six and was gone until about the tenth of December Seventeen hundred and Seventy Seven when he returned home Sick & Remained out of health for a long time Sarah Dunn

Rebecca Shout of Poland in the County of Cumberland of lawful age do testify and say that Joshua Dunn of said Poland enlisted as a Private Soldier under Capt John Hurd in the Service of the United States by a miracle in the year of our Lord Seventeen hundred and Seventy Six the last at Waterville and was discharged at the close of the war in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Seventy Seven when he returned home in far less than very much out of health and remained so for a long time
Rebecca Shout
Cumberland ss on the twelfth day of April in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and Eighty four the above named Josiah Dunn and Sarah Dunn and on the fourteenth day of said April the above named Rebecca Shout was examined and affirmed and sworn agreeably to law to the dispositions by them signed taken by virtue of a commission dated to me directed By the Hon. Albion H. Parris Judge of the District Court of the United States for the District of Maine at a Special Court held at Paris within said district on the eighth day of April A.D. 1884 and to be used before said Court in substantiating the claim of Joshua
Dunn there pending to his certificate for a Pension agreeably to the provision of an act of Congress passed March the 18 th 1878 in title an act to assist in the discovery of services of the United States in the late naval service of the United States in the late in the late naval service of the United States Josiah Dunn Jr Justice of the Peace

Henderson, Minn.
April 5-1934.
The Commission of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir,
I am writing to you to request if you please, a copy of the pension papers of the following soldiers of the Revolutionary War, -
(1) sent  Joshua Dunn , born in 1760 - volunteered in a Cumber- land Co. Maine Regiment for the Penobscot Expedition in 1779 - also in Capt. Wm. Harris' company Col. Pike's Regt. in Sept 1779. Was a pensioner when he died in Poland, Me, in 1848. Would like the names of his children.

(2) Lieut Benjamin Jordan (1738-1814) Served in Capt. Jas. Leach's Co. Born in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, where he died. Would also like names of his children. (3) Nathaniel Jordan (married Joannah Woodbury) was Major of Cumberland Co. Militia 1776 at Winter Hill & served as Lieut Col. in defense of the sea coast 1779. Born at Cape Elizabeth, Maine 1718 and died at Falmouth. Give names of his children. (4) Solomon sent Jordan (1755-1815) was a private in Capt. Sam Dunn's Co. Col. Edmund Phinney's Regt. Born in Cape Elizabeth, Maine and

died in the same county. Would like names of his children also.
I would also like to in- quire whether the name of Furlong occurs in the Massa- chusetts or Maine lists of Revolutionary War pensioners. Would like to know the name of the father of Thomas Furlong, who later lived in Greenwood, Oxford Co. Maine - The father is presumed to have lived in Portland, Maine.
Thanking you for these favors, I am
Respectfully yours,
Mary D. Blasing.
(Mrs. A. C.)

J V P O. W. and N. Division.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., Nov 1 , 1893
Sir,
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Joshua Dunn, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will please find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE. CAPTAIN. COLONEL. Nov. 1776 16 mo Pri John Reed Ishebod Alden Maine He enlisted for 3 years, but was taken sick & furloughed for 4 months - He did not recover so as to rejoin the army again -
Battles engaged in, none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated
Date of application for pension, April 1818
Residence at date of application, Poland, Cumberland County, Maine
Age at date of application, stated in June 1820 as 59 years
Remarks: In June 1820 his wife Mary was alive aged 59 years
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr A. S. Dunn
Room 41
Third Auditor of Treasury

Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., _____ November 27 _____, 1895.
Sir:-
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of _____ Joshua Dunn _____, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will please find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Nov. 1776 16 mos. Pvt. John Reed Ichabod Alden Mass.   He enlisted for 3 years, but was taken sick and furloughed   for 4 months. He did not recover so as to rejoin the army again.  
Battles engaged in, none stated.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated.
Date of application for pension, April 1818.
Residence at date of application, Poland, Cumberland Co., Maine.
Age at date of application, stated in June 1820 as 59 years.
Remarks: In June 1820 his wife, Mary, was alive aged 59 years.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
A. S. Dunn,
Room 41,
Third Auditor of Treasury.